dyk newsletter winter 2009

DID YOU KNOW? THE CALFORDSEADEN NEWSLETTER WINTER 2009

ALSO INSIDE . . .

REMEMBERING THE PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENTThe guidelines of the Project Management Triangle

EMMAUS HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITYCharity creates live work community for homeless people

THEATRE RESOURCE ARTS CENTRENew residential arts centre for disabled and sociallydisadvantaged people

PRIMARY CARE TRUST ASSESSMENTSThe NHS Six Facet criteria approach

AN EDUCATION IN SURVEYSSurveys of one of the UKs largest education estates completed

SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMSInvestigating the available options

WINNER: BRITISH HOMES AWARDHillside Hub, Harlesden has recently been announced as the winner of the British Homes Awards 'Mixed-UseRegeneration Development of the Year'. . .

CONTENTS

REMEMBERING THE PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENTThe guidelines of the Project Management TrianglePages 2-3

PLANNED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICEScalfordseaden develops bespoke softwarePage 4

HILLSIDE HUB WINS BRITISH HOMES AWARDMixed-Use Regeneration Development of the yearPages 5-6

EMMAUS HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITYCharity creates live work community for homeless people Pages 7-8

THEATRE RESOURCE ARTS CENTRENew residential arts centre for disabled and sociallydisadvantaged peoplePages 9-10

PRIMARY CARE TRUST ASSESSMENTSThe NHS Six Facet criteria approachPage 11

ROYAL BERKSHIRE COURTThis sheltered housing scheme gets underway in Didcot, OxfordshirePage 12

AN EDUCATION IN SURVEYSSurveys of one of the UKs largest education estates completedPage 13

ABBEY COURT STORRINGTONA scheme committed to addressing climate changePage 14

SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMSInvestigating the options available to usPages 15-16

WORKING THROUGH THE PROPERTY CYCLE WITH CALYX UK LTDAn example of Whole Life ServicePage 17

BUILDING FOR LIFEExplaining the criteria for a Building for Life Assessment Page 18

PROPOSED CHANGES TO PART L - 20102010 sees proposed changes to Part L of the Building RegulationsPage 18

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2Projects by their nature do not always runto plan and in this current economic climateare coming under attack like never before due to a number of reasons including:

Broader marketplaces; Development and testing times are longer due to statutory compliance issues; Increasing numbers of stakeholders, providing further complexities to project agreements;Overstated benefits;Cost and time constraints.

At such times it is worth reviewing the parameters key to undertaking and delivering successful projects or programmes. These are more commonly known as:

Cost; Scope (Quality) and; Time (Schedule).

Together generally referred to as the Project ManagementTriangle.

It is widely held thinking that the key to successful ProjectManagement is keeping these three issues synchronised, as it is felt that one side of the triangle cannot be changedwithout adversely affecting the others, therefore requiring allto be kept under constant review and in check.

Dealing firstly with Scope, in the construction sphere, the handover of completed projects should bring about no surprises as to the quality/scope being achieved, and atthe outset of a project quality/scope needs to be specificallydefined to ensure that end results (benefits) are identified.

The project manager must not allow quality drivers to becompromised by cost or time issues (for example overspendsor delays), such that, to bring cost and time back undercontrol, quality is compromised.

Costs must be kept under review throughout the project life cycle from initial cost estimate stage through to postcompletion project review and at subsequent cost estimatestages, as there is often very little information available onwhich to base budget decisions, assumptions need to bemade which must be turned into later decisions.

REMEMBERING THEPRINCIPLES OF PROJECT

MANAGEMENTKeeping a project within budget and delivering quality within a

specified time is often easier said than done. Terry Bartholomewexplains how following the guidelines of the Project Management

Triangle can help achieve this difficult task.

It is essential we ensure that at all stages of costestimate/review the stakeholders are fully aware of thecontent of the estimate and crucially what is excluded,together with the sub-division of costs and risks.

The Time required to produce a project outcome must be properly estimated and include an assessment of the accumulative effects of each work task as it isrolled up into a final overall estimate of time. The projectmanagers skills need to ensure that critical path analysisis applied to key activities to ensure:

Prioritisation;Identify dependency between tasks; Forward and long stop planning etcetera.

In summary, always seek to keep the ProjectManagement Triangle in mind when reviewing a project, make sure that you adequately identifyexpectations and turn assumptions into decisions, being clear about quality/scope right from the outset.

Be realistic with cost estimates at both project review and project life cycle stages and provide adequate timeresource and scheduling to projects ensuring that quality and cost parameters can be achieved.

This is an abridged version of a paper prepared by Terry Bartholomew DipSurv MRICS MAPM which can be found on our website.

For further information contact:

Terry Bartholomew at our London office

T 020 7940 3200 E [email protected]

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REMEMBERING THEPRINCIPLES OF PROJECTMANAGEMENT continued . . .

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4Recently completed instructionsinclude a large portfolio survey inMayfair, London W1 on behalf ofClients of GVA Saxon Law Management,this extending to over 45 premises intotal, various B1 offices on sites owned by Watson Wyatt, Consulting Actuariesand the Whitechapel Portfolio of Bartsand the London Charity.

One of the many advantages ofhaving a planned preventativemaintenance (PPM) schedule is that itcan ensure that routine maintenance isundertaken to smooth out the peaksand troughs in the annual maintenancecost cycle. This in turn ensures that theasset value of the building is maintainedor enhanced. At the outset of aninstruction, we seek to tailor thePlanned Preventative MaintenanceSurvey and format to Client particularneeds to suit presentation of the endresults and to enable maximum use tobe gained from the informationobtained.

Works can be broken down intoelements of fabric and structure,mechanical, electrical and lift services,etc., and prioritised/ budgetedaccordingly to enable forwardforecasting of preventative maintenanceand to inform Business Plans withregards to capital expenditure.

This service has been developed bythe Building Surveyors within our fourregional offices to run on normalcomputer software. They will be pleasedto provide examples of works previouslycompleted and to discuss with potentialusers the benefits of adopting abespoke approach to PortfolioManagement.


Terry BartholomewPartner (London)


Ashley HarperPartner (Birmingham)


PLANNED PREVENTATIVEMAINTENANCE SERVICESThe Practice has been successful in securing and delivering a number of Planned Preventative Maintenance Surveys onProperty Portfolios for Public and Private Sector Clients alike,and have developed bespoke software tailored to Clientsparticular requirements to enable data to be captured andinterpreted in an agreed format.

Hillside Hub, Harlesden has recently been announced as the winner of the British HomesAwards 'Mixed-Use RegenerationDevelopment of the Year'.calfordseaden acted as the employer's agent, quantitysurveyor, CDM coordinator and EcoHomes assessor on behalf of Hillside Housing Trust (part of the HydeGroup) on this award winning scheme. The completeddevelopment is a landmark building and forms part ofthe final phase of a 14-year regeneration programme.

Known locally as The Hub', the completeddevelopment provides a new primary care centre, acommunity centre & coffee shop, a supermarket andresidential apartments. The building was designed torichly resource the local community, providing a highquality vibrant facility in the heart of the community.

calfordseaden were an integral part of the projectteam from the outset, including extensive liaison withthe considerable number of stakeholders involved inthe project to ensure the development met thecommunity's needs. The community centre consists ofan art workshop, IT training suite, distinctive glue-lamcurved community hall, multi-purpose room with dancefloor, meeting rooms and office facilities. The spaciousreception area of the community centre links via thecoffee shop into the primary care centre. The use ofhigh quality materials and attention to detail bothexternally and internally provides a landmark buildingthat the community can be proud of.

For more information please contact:

Jo Parody at our Orpington officeT 01689 888222 E [email protected]

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HILLSIDE HUBWINS BRITISH HOMES AWARD

The project involved developing a site put forward by Hampshire County Council for the Charity to use to form a new live work community forhomeless people. Emmaus UK Federations work is aimedat engaging, educating and empowering people to liveindependently within their wider community by offeringhomeless men and women a home and a place to work.Companions, as residents are known, are given thesupport they need to enable them to regain control over their own lives and to help those less fortunate than themselves.

The completed scheme comprises residential,workshop and retail areas set in a bio-diverse landscapeon a one-acre brown field site in Bar End, Winchester. The scope of works incorporated a 26 bedroomed two-storey residential block with communal facilities includingkitchen, laundry, storage, bathroom and officeaccommodation. A retail shop space incorporating food servery and coffee shop has also been provided.Additionally, the completed scheme also includes a two-storey workshop facility, with open plan workspaceareas and individual office and training rooms,

The communitys business activities are centered on a furniture repair and recycling facility, and the sale of second hand goods received by donation. The sale of goods provides the community with the revenue to eventually become self-sufficient. calfordseaden wereappointed as employers agent and CDM coordinator on this unique project, funded by Emmaus

Hampshire charitable donations, sponsorship and throughSocial Housing Grant via collaboration with A2DominionGroup. The project management was a challenging andworthwhile exercise, which saw the need for close liaisonwith clients, other consultants, contractors and thirdparties in order to steer the scheme to a successfulconclusion.

The Emmaus Hampshire Green Roof Communityteam worked tirelessly for approximately eight years to see the project realised. The attractively designed buildingwas built at a cost of 2.6 million using environmentallysound techniques and achieved a BREEAM Excellent Ratingstandard of construction by focusing on a well insulatedand sustainable building, using locally sourced materialswherever possible. The building featured technologies tolower its carbon footprint as much as is practicablethrough passive sustainable features, including maximizingnatural light, provision of a sedum roof, and solar panelsfor hot water. The new facility was boosted by the factthat Emmaus Hampshire was successful in their quest to secure "Partnership Status" with IKEA, who supporta local charity when they open a new store in thesurrounding area.


Neil Callum at our Winchester officeT 01962 718300 E [email protected]

Our Winchester office has been appointed as employers agent and CDM co-ordinatoron this exciting project for the charitable foundation Emmaus Hampshire Community,Bar End in Winchester, part of the Emmaus UK Federation. The Federation is a well

known and respected charitable trust, whose patron is the HRH The Duchess ofCornwall and supported by Terry Waite and the late Dame Anita Roddick.

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The project was completed on time andon budget with a launch opening by thePresident of Emmaus, Terry Waite. It ishoped the successful partnership struckwith the client team, designers, contractorand calfordseaden can be replicated on asimilar scheme initiative in Southampton.

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9calfordseaden are involved in the creation of anew residential arts centre for disabled & sociallydisadvantaged people. This national centre is thevery first of its kind based around an existingfacility in Ongar, Essex.

THEATRE RESOURCE ARTS CENTRE

There will also be training facilitiescreated for catering and servicemanagement with products being made available for sale within thecentral exhibition area created withinthe old main hall.

calfordseaden were asked to adviseTheatre Resource after the project hadreceived planning approval and tenderinvitations had been issued. As a result,we have now been engaged as clientrepresentative, clerk of works, buildingsurveying advisor, CDM coordinator and sustainability advisor.

In addition, following the selection of Hill Partnerships as preferredconstructor, calfordseaden have beenappointed as mechanical & electricalconsultant by Hill Partnerships tofacilitate the selection of renewabletechnologies and integration of thehigh-end requirements for accessibility.

Our involvement in givingsustainability advice to the TheatreResource team has, in part, helped themto achieve additional European grantfunding for long term educationalactivities based around the GreenTheatre approach and the developmentof environmental services used toeducate and build new jobs for theiruser groups.


Peter Defoe at our Orpington officeT 01689 888222 E [email protected]

he proposed development will create 25 units of accommodationfor overnight stay, equivalent to student accommodation but to a higher specification and incorporating the latest in accessible

design; a new block of nine flats that will be run by East ThamesGroup, a new all purpose community hall that will provide full theatreand studio facilities and several teaching rooms and offices formedwithin the existing building and the new part.

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Currently the Arts Centre, which is operated by TheatreResource, a private charity, runs theatre workshops, arts &

crafts training, computer skills and other facilities with alarge part of the work involving outreach.

he Birmingham office ofcalfordseaden has recently beenappointed by a Midlands based

Primary Care Trust to carry out assessmentsof all their existing GP facilities. This work isbeing carried out as part of a wider EstatesNationalisation Programme. The surveyexercise involved the inspection of over 70GP Surgeries and utilised the standard NHSSix Facet Assessment Criteria. This surveyexercise has now been expanded to coverlarger Primary Care health facilities.

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The Six Facet approach looks not only at the physicalcondition of buildings and GP facilities, but also at their suitability for purpose, location, accessibility for all,their general quality and their performance in terms ofenvironmental criteria. This survey format enables NHSTrusts to examine all premises where services are providedto patients in their care, to ensure that facilities are fit forpurpose and to highlight areas where investment isrequired. This is particularly important when there are a wide range of premises providing health care, involvingbuildings of differing ages and designs, and where sitesmay be tightly constrained.

Similar commissions have been undertaken by ourOrpington office for an NHS Trust in the South East.


Ashley Harper at our Birmingham office


Primary Care Trust

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Our architects have designedthis affordable housingscheme, which will beconstructed using thin-bedblock work and will includesustainable permeable pavingand photovoltaics.

This brownfield development on thesite of a former outdated shelteredhousing scheme is situated in Didcot,Oxfordshire, famous for its powerstation chimneys. The site is situated on the edge of the town and adjacentto an old redundant railway line andan allotment.

The scheme includes 25 newaffordable houses and six flatsdesigned around a cul-de-sac.

Planning permission for thedevelopment was received inDecember 2008 after our in-houseplanning consultants and architectsheld successful pre-consultationdiscussions with the Local PlanningAuthority.

Working on behalf ofA2Dominion Group, our employersagent tendered this scheme under a Design and Build contract, with Wates Construction Limitedwinning the competitive tender.

Subsequently, calfordseaden have been commissioned by Wates asarchitect, civil & structural engineer,Code for Sustainable Homes assessorand CDM coordinator (throughcalfordseaden health & safety) on this scheme, which is due to becompleted during Spring 2010.


John Spenceat our Orpington office

T 01689 888222 E [email protected]

Royal Berkshire CourtDidcot, Oxfordshire

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It has now been some 18 months since we embarked on this exercise, working closely with the Children, Young People and Families and Urban DesignDepartments. Over this period, our team of buildingsurveyors have undertaken full Condition Surveys of theportfolio which includes 427 sites. The portfolio comprisesbuildings of differing construction forms from varyingperiods, including traditional Victorian schools, CLASPsystem-built structures from the 1960s and 70s throughto contemporary buildings utilising modern methods of

construction. In all, our team have surveyedmore than 15 million square feet ofaccommodation, carrying out a detailedassessment of the condition of eachproperty together with defects diagnosis,

in order to provide information forincorporation into the Councils Asset

Management Strategy. Additionally,our surveyors collected andverified spacial information as part of a re-evaluation of

measured survey information previouslyundertaken by others.

Whilst the survey exercise itself wasundertaken utilising traditional surveying

methodology, the resulting informationhas been analysed, collated and entered

into a bespoke Asset Management system,known as Technology Forge.

This software is widely used by other EducationAuthorities, utilising an Intranet based platform. The output data can be utilised for future AssetManagement planning, budgeting, investigation works and also allows the client the opportunity to assemble an accurate Asset Register.

calfordseaden provided all building surveyingexpertise, working closely in conjunction with mechanical & electrical engineers provided by Birmingham City Council. We believe this is an excellent example of true partnership working closely together with all organisations in the interest of successful project delivery.

Early issues for resolution included IT conflicts and inconsistent access arrangements. By working closely together, we were able to resolve these problems quickly, ensuring that the project was delivered to the highest standard, within budget and two weeks earlier than the agreed target completion date.

This could only have been achieved through thesupportive relationship between the two organisations,which is continuing into a further commission toundertake similar surveys of the corporate portfolioowned by the Council.


Neil Hebberts at our Birmingham officeT 0121 454 1688E [email protected]

AN EDUCATION IN SURVEYS

calfordseaden architectsgranted PlanningPermission for HayesSchool, Bromley

We are pleased to announce that wehave recently, successfully completedsurveys of the entire portfolio of Schoolsites managed by Birmingham CityCouncil, one of the largest educationestates in the UK.

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calfordseadens multidisciplined designand project team, together withHorsham District Council and WestridgeConstruction Limited, were fully focusedin delivering this scheme to meet highenvironmental standards. We wereappointed by the District Council astheir architect, town planner, employersagent, sustainability advisor, codeassessor, and CDM coordinator (throughcalfordseaden health & safety).

Abbey Court is a new two-storey,detached supported housingdevelopment of eight flats designed to Level 4 in accordance with the Codefor Sustainable Homes. Completed in July 2009, the development has been designed based on a passiveconstruction and renewable technologyenergy strategy. The buildings high levelof sustainability has been achieved bothpassively, with high levels of insulation,and actively through solar thermal waterheating, photovoltaics, rainwaterharvesting, water-saving devices andenergy efficient lighting. Furthermore,the project team have worked to ensurethat the materials used in the buildingsconstruction have been obtained fromsustainable sources.

Commenting on the completed scheme a Horsham District CouncilCabinet Member for Housing andCommunity Development said:

This is the first housing development inHorsham District that has been built to such ahigh level of sustainability, and shows theCouncils commitment to help address theproblem of climate change.

It sets new standards for affordable housing inthe District. Each of the flats provides a lovelyhome for those who have nowhere else to live.The energy costs will be much lower, and thesenew homes will substantially increase the qualityof life for those who have moved in.

ABBEY COURT,STORRINGTONCommended for its high level of sustainability, AbbeyCourt in Storrington, West Sussex demonstrates HorshamDistrict Councils commitment to addressing climatechange and provides affordable housing for local people.

Terry KeechSustainability Adviser

Angela LemonEmployers Agent

Christopher RainsfordArchitect


James AmosTown Planner

Jacqui ClarkeCode Assessor

Jojo EkubanCDM co-ordinator

T 01689 888222 E [email protected]

SustainableUrban Drainage Systems

But what is it all about, and why has it become so important for clients,developers and their professional teams to understand and embrace?

Whatever the root cause, we are experiencingnoticeable change in our weather patterns inthe UK. When it rains, we often experience

higher intensities of precipitation and for greaterduration than hitherto. In these circumstances, oursurface water drainage networks, which have generallystood us in good stead, can frequently becomeoverloaded and significant flooding may result, to whichthe residents of Sheffield and Hull can bear witness. Asthe incident rate for storms of this type increases, therisk of flooding becomes even more significant. Ironically,despite these bigger storms, the longer hot dry summerspredicted also mean that we could become short ofdrinking water, particularly in the southeast of England.Clearly these major issues need to be addressed.

At a strategic level, civil engineers are working with government to devise flood management strategiesand to examine ways to capture the rainfall that we areblessed with, so that it may be directed or stored for our benefit.

Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) is avery effective approach to addressing these issues at alocal level. The basic principle is to replicate, as closely as possible, the natural drainage from the site beforedevelopment.

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Sustainable Urban DrainageSystems, or SUDS for short, has become something of abuzz phrase in the constructionindustry over the past four or five years. Richard Newmanexplains more.

The objectives are to minimise theimpact from the development on thequantity and quality of runoff and tomaximise amenity and bio-diversityopportunities.

In practical terms, this means thatconventional piped drainage solutionsare being modified or substituted byalternatively engineered solutions. These vary in type depending on theexisting ground conditions, history ofdevelopment, etc.

Where the ground is permeable, it is possible to construct roads usingpermeable pavements, which allowrainwater to collect in a drainageblanket and slowly percolate into theground. In appropriate conditions it isalso possible to collect the dischargefrom roof drainage and drain this into the same blanket. This has the advantage of dealing with thedrainage on site, avoids taking waterinto the surrounding pipe network, and recharges the underlying aquiferdirectly. Enlightened local authorities are now adopting roads of this type.

A major principle behind mostSUDS schemes is the reduction orattenuation of flows. Thus where direct infiltration is impractical or not permitted, other SUDS tools in

the civil engineers armoury can beemployed. These generally involve some form of storage, either above or below ground, depending on the land available and the degree of bio-diversity intended.

These include:

Simple water butts, where water can be stored for irrigation purposes;Swales, which are basically wide open channels used to hold water (or allow some direct infiltration) prior discharge to a watercourse;Buried tank type structures;Roof storage: green roofs can provide some attenuation;Infiltration Basins: basically an open soak-away;Retention and Detention Basins:essentially variations on the swale, for holding water and allowing some permeation;Paved surface flooding: using carparks to store flood water;Wetlands and Reed-beds: a system of shallow pools that hold water and remove pollutants whilstenhancing the overall bio-diversity of the neighbourhood.

Currently calfordseadens civil and structural engineering group are undertaking the design of a number of schemes where the above principles are being utilised. In Oxfordshire, we are undertaking the design of a new housing estatewhere the roads are of permeable block paving. The roof drainage is also collected and discharges through silt traps into the samedrainage blanket. The design has been approved by the local authorityand has been accepted for Adoption.

There can be little doubt that these design principles will become the norm in the years to come, and calfordseaden are well placed to advise clients on the mostappropriate solution for their particular development.


Richard Newmanat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222 E [email protected]

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Throughout 2008 we were fortunate to be engaged by Calyx (UK) Ltd on a number of key property mattersforming part of a portfolio rationalisation.

Initially, we were instructed to inspect and reportupon proposed new premises in Arlington for the firmand in conjunction with our mechanical and electricalservices engineers. We provided a detailed acquisitionreport covering the new premises which extended toliaison with the landlords advisors in connection withdefects, warranty issues and the like. Simultaneously, we dealt with the vacating of their current Stevenagepremises that were subject to an onerous Option ToDetermine lease clause.

Working with Innovate Space Ltd, we were able to devise a programme to enable Calyx to remain in and operate from their former premises until the very last moment, as we undertook dilapidations andreinstatement work around them and facilitated their move into newly completed premises nearby. Later in the year, we again put our acquisition skills to use with the survey, inspection and reporting onbespoke Category A office premises in Didsbury,Manchester and warehouse/workshop facilities in Hyde, Manchester both to replace their existing facilitieson the Ringway Trading Estate, Wythenshawe, close toManchester Airport and where lease expiry was imminent.

Working closely with ADT Workplace and Calyxs programme manager, we assisted with Landlordissues relating to both acquisitions, assisted with thedevelopment of proposals for the refurbishment andfitting out of premises, negotiated contracts and providedProject Management services for the fitting out andsubsequent occupation of both units.

Once again, the tight programme left very little scope for dilapidations work to the Wythenshawe premises, but we were able to formulate a programme with ADTWorkplace to enable Calyx to move out as late as possibleinto new premises, but to provide 24/7 coverage to worksof stripping out, reinstatement, etcetera, on the formerpremises enabling the lease to come to an end.

In August 2008, we provided contract administrationand CDM services for the refurbishment of former Calyxpremises at Bermondsey, South London to allow theassignment of this surplus space to the LondonAmbulance Service.

Calyx was advised by property consultancy Maxwell Brown in relation to site finding, heads of terms and acquisition.


Terry Bartholomew at our London officeT 020 7940 3200 E [email protected]

We continue to strive toobtain portfolio instructionssuch as these where ourwhole life service skillscan be brought to the fore.

In recent years, and supplemented by the addition of further technicaldisciplines within the Practice, our building surveyors have striven to provide a whole life service to clients covering various roles throughidentification, acquisition, design, fit-out, occupation and subsequent disposal of property assets.

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he twenty questions which formthe Building for Life Assessment

are intended to stimulate all partiesinvolved in housing development toproduce better designs. The process is intended to be qualitative where the system it replaces the SchemeDevelopment Standards wasfundamentally quantitative. It replacesa boxticking exercise with one whichshould ultimately change developmentculture towards considered solutionsand high level design in terms of'attractiveness, functionality andsustainability.' The sponsors, CABEand the Home Builders Federation, areconfident that using the Assessmenteffectively will bring about:

Improvements to wellbeing and quality of life;Benefits to public health;Increasing property values;Reductions in crime levels.

The twenty questions can guidedevelopment briefs, establish a formatfor planning approvals and allow acomparative review of the design.Building for Life is also embodiedwithin the Housing Quality Indicator(HQI) process and a pass mark of 12(in certain cases 10) is the base levelrequirement. A score of 14 may resultin a silver Building for Life award and16 can lead to a gold award.

calfordseaden provideassessments at feasibility stage andcompletion, required by the Homesand Communities Agency (HCA) as a part of the HQI review. We alsoundertake an intermediate review asrecommended by HCA during thedetail design stage. As a part of ourassessment, we always supplementthe basic score with a commentaryaimed at identifying areas of designthat need development and thoseelements which are strong and shouldbe retained the regime assessmentscan thereby enable an incrementalimprovement in design quality, whichis capable of being tracked andreviewed.


James Amosat our Orpington officeT 01689 888222 E [email protected]

2010 sees proposed changes to Part Lof the Building regulations. After theradical changes made to the Buildingregulations in April 2006, it wasapparent that some aspects were notworking. Key changes proposed are:

A 25% aggregate reduction in CO2

emissions will be required for all

buildings compared with 2006 levels;

All design stage submissions to building

control will need to be accompanied by

a specification;

A fuel based TER will be introduced to

help to improve energy efficiency;

Emissions from electric heating systems

will be capped at the same rate as for

oil heating;

The accuracy of SAP calculations will be

improved by moving from an annual to

a monthly calculation thus taking into

account the effect of monthly variations

in the weather on the building such as

solar gain;

The benefits of thermal mass are taken

into account in the winter and the

summer. Currently the tool allows for

the cooling effect of thermal mass in the

summer but doesnt allow for reduced

heating demand in winter when solar

gain heats up the thermal mass of the

building;

Designers will have to submit

commissioning plans to building control

at the start of a project;

The energy efficiency of pumps will be

included in the Building Regulations for

the first time;

Compliance guides for domestic heating

and for heating and cooling will be

beefed up and renamed building

services compliance guides;

The government will publish accredited

construction details to cover elements

such as heat loss caused by thermal

bridging;

The 25% improvement in energy

efficiency for non-domestic buildings

will be an aggregate value for all new

buildings;

Under the changes to part L, buildings

will become more airtight so that

government is also proposing changes

to part F of the Building Regulations to

ensure homes are adequately ventilated.

PROPOSED CHANGESTO PART L - 2010

James Amos, calfordseadens in-houseplanning consultant, explains the criteria for a Building for Life Assessment.

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http://www.calfordseaden.co.uk/proposedchanges_partl

BUILDINGFOR LIFE

www.BUILDINGFORLIFE.org

calfordseaden have variousschemes featured on theBuilding for Life website:

FOR FURTHER DETAILS GO TO:

calfordseadenSt Johns House1a Knoll RiseOrpingtonKent BR6 0JX

T 01689 888222F 01689 888299

www.calfordseaden.co.ukcalfordseaden have taken all reasonable precautions to ensure that did you know? is correct at the time of publication. Please contact us for more information about any of the topics and, where our professional code of conduct allows, we will be happy to advise.

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Winter 2009

CHARITABLE DONATIONSThis year in lieu of sending Christmas cardscalfordseaden will be making donations to charity. The Partners and Directors would like to wish all of our clients, suppliers and colleagues a happy and prosperous new year in 2010.

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